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Mortgage Vision details revealed

The dates, venues and registration details have been announced for the 2016 series of...

The Coventry ups BTL end of term age

The Coventry Building Society is increasing its maximum age at end of term from 75...

The Mortgage Lender cuts tracker rates

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has reduced the cost of its tracker mortgages. The Glasgow-based lender...

Record results for Together

Together has posted record pre-tax profits £90.3m for the year ending 30 June 2016, an...

MPC holds Bank Rate

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted unanimously to maintain the...

LendInvest unveils Property Development Academy

LendInvest has launched the LendInvest Property Development Academy, a new initiative designed to teach aspiring...

The Source appointed TRMC’s GI partner

The Right Mortgage Company (TMRC) has appointed Source Insurance as its preferred general...

New exclusives from Skipton Intermediaries

Skipton Intermediaries is offering a selection of two-year fixed rate exclusives, available for purchase...

New ASTL executive committee

Members of the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) have appointed a new executive...

Advisers don’t want easier access to equity release

Nearly two-thirds of attendees in a seminar focusing on equity release at this year’s...

Peston: govt wants to do something big on housing

Robert Peston, ITV's political editor, thinks the new prime minister would like to do...

More 2 Life invests in staff and service

More 2 Life has increased staff numbers by 53% over the past 18 months and...

Month-on-month fall in FTB & home mover activity

Home-owners borrowed £10.6bn for house purchase in July 2016, down 13% month-on-month and 12%...

Brexit effect won’t be fully felt for years

An industry panel at today's Financial Services Expo (FSE) London have agreed that the...

COMMENT

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

Why relationships are becoming the mortgage industry’s most valuable asset

Information has never been more accessible, yet confidence in financial services remains relatively low. As technology continues to reshape the market, the value of...

Before brokers invest in AI, they need to ask the right questions

AI has moved quickly from industry talking point to commercial priority. For mortgage brokers, the question is no longer whether AI matters. It is...

Latest news

Atom bank cuts Prime mortgage rates by 15bps across full range

Atom bank has reduced rates across its Prime mortgage range by 15bps, with changes...

The Dudley cuts rates across residential, buy-to-let and expat ranges

Dudley Building Society has reduced rates across its residential, buy-to-let and expat mortgage products,...

Stamp Duty burden soars as tax threshold remains frozen at 2006 level

The Stamp Duty threshold at which homebuyers begin paying tax has remained unchanged since...

Gatehouse launches limited-edition HPPs and cuts selected BTL rates

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a range of limited-edition Home Purchase Plan and buy-to-let products...

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